The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-30

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must tell you, sir, that whatever my
little girl has said to you was of her
| own notion, and not OF mine. | sent
her Of an errand, hours ago, and had
begun to be frightened at her absence.
What is that you have in your hand,
Edith"
al did not ask for it," said Edith,
as she put the money on the table.
"They would give it to me, and there
it is. l said / was nc beggar."
The mother sank into q chair, over
come with modification, and hid her
face in her hands. The discounted
| child leaned against the wall ard
looked steadily at the floor. Uncle
| Charlie helped himself, unlimited to a
seat, and, feeling that his watch
and purse were still safe, deter
mined to see the adventure out.
pretty clever acting, if it is acting"
he thought. He took in the wholesi
uation with his keen eyes and failed
to find anything suspicious. The
apartment bespoke need, not abso'
Lutte poverty. All he saw only exhib-
tied that unhappily common case, the
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have known better days. And Uncle
Charlie could sympathize with that,
for there we're those nea and dear to
him who had met the like misfortune.
"If l can be OF any service to you,"
| he began. But he did not finish, tor
| the mothers eyes were fixed Of him,
and only respect for his evident good
| intentions prevented the flash of def
ant anger from them. They were
| splendid eyes, as Uncle Charlie has
said many a time since, and is ready
to say still.
"This is very awkward" she said at
length. al could cry, but it is bette"
to You must be aware that lean
not, under such peculiar Circumstance
| es, make a confident of a stranger.
And l can mean no disrespect to one
whom I never saw before, if l say
that l can not become indebted to
you, sir, for anything. Hope l am
still entitled to think myself a lady"
every inch a lady," thought Uncle
Charlie.
"And l must therefore thank you
for the kindness you intended"
poor and proud" thought Uncle
Charlie.
"And bid you good morning."
Ozone like a queen" thought Uncle
Charlie, as he rose, and found his
watch and money still safe. 81 have
two requests to make of you," he
said, 'slnce you will receive nothing
OF me-" e.
81 am ready to hear" she said.
That much, she thought, is due to
your good intentions, if you had them,
and you do not look like a bad man.
Uncle Charlie looked like anything
else. He said;
'Onei is that you shatin reprimand
or punish my enigma for bringing me
here"
"Granted."
''The other that you will allow me
To cali again"
The lady shook her head.
with my sister this afternoon"
The lady considered a moment. 81
am very much embarrassed" she
said, Fat this remarkable interview.
But YOU may call; it viii not do to
suspect everybody, though heaven
knows Ihayereason enough" Ashade
of deep sadness came aver her face.
"You are certainly very handsome"
thought Uncle Charlie, as he took his
leave, "and most interesting. 1t is
quite q New Years adventure" He
did not feel for his watch and purse
TIL III WIS clear or the court. Still
finding the integrity of his pockets
preserved, he walked sSriskly away.
full OF curiosity, and determined to
satisfy - if possible.
1t isan agreeable amusement, as you
walk along the streets, to speculate
np0n the inhabitants of the houses,
and to people them with folks 81 yorr
own fancying; to imagine who Oaght
to live in this house, and Who 10 that,
to preserve the unIties. Dncie Charlie
would, no doubt, have indnlged 80
such day dreams If his head had not
been full of the wonderful place lie had
Just left, wonderful for Its simplicity,
as a fairy bower with 1ts re-
markable child, and tie
quite, lady.like seB p0aseased
mother. The ~teheEDent had, to a
Phlladelphians nOttapg noticeable
about it. II was one OF those small
houses pecuiias to the Quaker City,
with the street door @spaD1ag directly
into the BEST n00sn, w5Bh q very mar
row front and not 9uocb depth But
It was one house. z whole house
though efaSl Tor @ng family such b
tenement aS s widow could have all
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